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President-elect Barack Obama seems to share this dissatisfaction, promising in speeches that he will reverse some of Bush's policies and otherwise make scientific research a priority. Whatever that may mean practically, scientists are no doubt eager to take advantage of the changing mood, and panelists and Congressional representatives made their case Monday that basic research is not a luxury to be indulged during good times, but in fact a main driver of economic growth...
...what does that mean for people who are deciding which diet to try in the new year? Researchers say it's too soon to eschew a high-fiber (or low-fat or low-carb) plan to go low-glycemic load. "There are certain quirks that make [understanding] the glycemic index more complicated than understanding carbohydrates and fats," says Dr. John Buse, president of medicine and science at the American Diabetes Association. "The science in the low-glycemic index field is certainly less robust than in other nutrition management fields." Buse notes that the study's findings do not discount...
...wonderful time without him. Does that mean we're disconnected, destined for separate lives? Definitely...
...Three CEOs travel from Detroit to DC on foot, and still get scolded by the Senate for being extravagant. Rep. Gary Ackerman asks, “I mean, couldn’t you all have downgraded to crawling...
Christmas Eve will mean a lump of coal for senior citizens who use the Oliver Farnum Senior Health Center. The Central Square-based health facility, operated by the Cambridge Health Alliance, will close that day. In public meetings, the CHA has cited ongoing budget problems and the inefficiency of operating the center as reasons for shutting the center’s doors. While patients and other residents have said they are upset that the center will be closing, some said that it will not negatively affect their health care. “I have the best of care here...